TY  - JOUR
TI  - The determinants of merger waves: An international perspective
AB  - One of the most conspicuous features of mergers is that they come in waves that are correlated with increases in share prices and price/earnings ratios. We use a natural way to discriminate between pure stock market in fluences on firm decisions and other influences by examining merger patterns for both listed and unlisted firms. If "real" changes in the economy drive merger waves, as some neoclassical theories of mergers predict, both listed and unlisted firms should experience waves. We find significant differences between listed and unlisted firms as predicted by behavioral theories of merger waves.
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2011.04.006
SP  - 1
EP  - 15
PY  - 2012-01-01
JO  - International Journal of Industrial Organization
AU  - Gugler, Klaus 
AU  - Mueller, Dennis C. 
AU  - Weichselbaumer, Michael 
ER -